The Money Blog

A look at privacy and disclosure

As a matter of routine, businesses collect a great deal of personal information about potential and current employees. There i

Last week Harrisons hosted our annual end of year event for clients. During this event, we heard from two guest speakers: Claire Harrison (MD, Harrisons) and Ch

Is it just me or is ‘burnout’ a new catch phrase in the workplace to describe how people feel about working at their organisations? I hear from so many clients

When I reflect on the past two years, I never imagined it would lead us to where we find ourselves today – scrambling to find talent and desperately trying to h

Many businesses were thrown into involuntary work-from-home arrangements when the COVID-19 pandemic first struck. For many employers it worked well, for others

Whether a worker is classified as an employee or contractor is a legal issue which keeps on evolving. Disputes and claims have risen over the years in relation

The lines between work and play have become increasingly blurry over recent years.

If you think about how workplaces were 40 years ago, so much has changed. Mo

It has become cliché to say that COVID had impacted the current recruitment market and there are no candidates available as used to be before. Yes, it is true.

The national minimum wage will increase to $812.60 per week, or $21.38 per hour, after a decision by the Commission exceeds the government’s suggested 5.1% incr

Dismissing an employee is an unfortunate but important part of business, and if not done correctly, can cost an organisation time, money and reputation. To avoi

As COVID-19 cases continue to occur in our workplaces, as well as discussions around vaccination policies and working from home, it’s time to consider where to

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. We all know the old saying – and now there is mounting evidence that shows that strategic planning for an SME leads to in